Hollow desk panel

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a hollow table top, which comprises a top plate and a bottom plate being stacked together, the edge of the bottom surface of the table top is disposed with a metal frame, the edge of the top plate is disposed with a top plate side of downwardly extending, the metal frame is disposed with a protruding portions in the horizontal direction extending out of the top plate side. The protruding portions protect the joint of the top plate and the bottom plate. The external edge of the table top has double-layer visual perception, providing strong stereo sensing.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a hollow table top, particularly to a frame structure of a hollow table top.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A plastic table top had a single thick plate and now has two layers of thin plates. The table tops comprise blowing molding type and vacuum forming type. The hollow table top comprises a top plate and a bottom plate being stacked together. The bottom plate is disposed with concaves. A metal frame is disposed at the inner side of the periphery of the stacked top plate and the bottom plate. Existing vacuum forming table top needs vertical flanges at the inner side of the periphery of the top and bottom plate to cover the metal frame. The joint of the top plate and the bottom plate exposes out. When being used, fingers or clothes would be caught or clamped by the vertical flanges, even leading to cut the finger, slice the clothes or snapping the vertical flanges. This kind of embedded metal frame only acts as enhancing the strength and connecting the support elements but can not protect the connecting points of the top plate and the bottom plate.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is provided with a frame structure of a table top with stable structure and high security to overcome the disadvantages of the related art. The technical proposal of the present invention is that: A hollow table top, comprising a top plate and a bottom plate, the bottom plate is disposed with concaves, the edge of the bottom surface of the table top is disposed with a metal frame, the edge of the top plate is disposed with a top plate side of downwardly extending, the metal frame is disposed with a protruding portions in the horizontal direction extending out of the top plate side.

In another preferred embodiment, the protruding portion of the metal frame is a crimping bending upwardly from the bottom portion of the side faced to the top plate side, the crimping covers the bottom portion of top plate side.

In another preferred embodiment, the protruding portion of the metal frame is closed to the bottom portion of the top plate side.

In another preferred embodiment, the bottom portion of the top plate side bends towards the metal frame. The side surface of the hollow table top is substantially a plane.

In another preferred embodiment, the edge of the bottom plate is disposed with a bottom plate side of downwardly extending, the crimping covers the bottom portion of the bottom plate side.

In another preferred embodiment, the bottom portion of the bottom plate side bends towards the metal frame.

In another preferred embodiment, the bottom portion of the bottom plate is disposed with a fixing portion of downwardly extending, the fixing portion is disposed at the side of the top plate side opposite to the metal frame, a screw laterally passes through the fixing portion to lock to the metal frame.

Compared to the existing known technology, the technical proposal of the present invention has following advantages:

1. The external side of the metal frame extends out of the top plate side, and covers the bottom portion of the top plate side or abuts against the bottom portion of the top plate side. When being used, the bottom portion of the top plate does not be folded up, improving the integration of the table top. Fingers or clothes do not be clamped by the vertical flange, providing usage security. At the same time, the crimping covers the top plate side, the external edge of the table top provides stereo visual perception.

2. The metal frame is detachably locked to the bottom plate, the structure is simple and more stable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be further described with the drawings and the embodiments.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of the table of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of the table of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates an enlargement diagram of A of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of a frame of another table top.

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a table of a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of the bottom portion of the table of the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates an enlargement diagram of B of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8 illustrates a front view of a table of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic diagram of the bottom portion of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 illustrates an enlargement diagram of C of FIG. 8.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS The First Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the table comprises a table top 1 and table legs 2; the table legs 2 are foldable and connected to the bottom of the table top 1. The table top 1 comprises a top plate 11 and a bottom plate 12 being stackable together. The bottom plate 12 is disposed with concaves 12.1. The edge of the bottom surface of the top plate 1 is disposed with a metal frame 13. The bottom plate 12 is supported on the metal frame 13. The metal frame 13 is detachably locked to the bottom plate 12. A screw 14 passes through the metal frame 13 to lock to the bottom plate 12 from end up.

The edge of the top plate 11 is disposed with a top plate side 112 of downwardly extending. The bottom portion of the top plate side 12 bends towards the metal frame 13. The edge of the bottom plate 12 is disposed with a bottom plate side 122 of downwardly extending. The bottom portion of the bottom plate side 122 bends towards the metal plate 13. The top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122 are contacted together. The metal frame 13 is disposed with a protruding portion, which, in this embodiment is a crimping 132 bending upwardly from the bottom portion of the side faced to the top plate side 112. The crimping 132 covers the bottom portion of the top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122.

The bottom portion of the top plate side and the bottom plate side bend towards the metal frame so as to make space for the crimping and keep the crimping and the external edge of the crimping vertically aligned, making the side surface be a plane and the table top attractive.

The Second Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 4, the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that: the edge of the bottom plate 12 does not have a bottom plate side, the crimping 132 only coves the top plate side 112; the bottom portion of the bottom plate 12 extends down with a fixing portion 124, which is disposed at the side of the metal frame 13 opposite to the top plate side 112; a screw 15 laterally passes through the fixing portion 124 to lock to the metal frame 13.

The Third Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the table of this embodiment is a square table comprising a table top 1 and table legs 2. The table legs 2 are foldable and connected to the bottom portion of the table top 1. The table top 1 comprises a top plate 11 and a bottom plate 12 being stackable together. The bottom plate is disposed with concaves 12.1; the edge of the bottom surface of the table top 1 is disposed with a metal frame 13, which supports on the bottom plate 12. The metal frame 13 is locked to the bottom plate 12; a screw 14 (not figured out) passes through the metal frame 13 to lock to the bottom plate 12 from end up.

The edge of the top plate 11 is disposed with a top plate side 112 of downwardly extending. The edge of the bottom plate 12 is disposed with a bottom plate side 122 of downwardly extending. The top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122 are contacted and attached together. The metal frame 13 is disposed with a protruding portion 131, which is a substantially lateral straight edge at the bottom portion of the metal frame. The bottom portion of the top plate side 112 ends at the protruding portion 131 of the metal frame.

The Fourth Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, table of this embodiment is a long table with a foldable table top, the table comprises a table top 1 and table legs 2. The table legs 2 are foldable and connected to the bottom portion of the table top 1. The table top 1 comprises a top plate 11 and a bottom plate 12 being stackable together. The bottom plate is disposed with concaves 12.1; the edge of the bottom surface of the table top 1 is disposed with a metal frame 13, which supports on the bottom plate 12. The metal frame 13 is locked to the bottom plate 12.

The edge of the top plate 11 is disposed with a top plate side 112 of downwardly extending. The top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122 are contacted and attached together. The metal frame 13 is disposed with a protruding portion 131. The bottom portion of the top plate side 112 ends at the protruding portion 131 of the metal frame.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof for carrying out the patent for invention, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the patent for invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The present invention is provided with a protruding portion of horizontally oriented at the metal plane to protect the joint of the top plate and the bottom plate. 

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 10. Furniture comprising: a top plate (11) having a flat and horizontal inner section having four sides, and first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates (112) along the four sides of the inner section of the top plate, respectively, the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates perpendicular to the horizontal inner section of the top plate; a bottom plate (12) attached to the top plate (11), the bottom plate having recesses (12.1); first, second, third and fourth frame elements (13) along the four sides of the top plate, respectively, with each frame element (13) comprising a hollow tube having four sides, and a protruding portion (131) protruding outward at the bottom of the frame element; the first, second, third and fourth frame elements (13) permanently attached to the bottom plate (12); the bottom plate (12) having first, second, third and fourth flat and horizontal outer perimeter sections on top of the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes, respectively; and the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates (112) substantially overlying the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes, respectively.
 11. The furniture of claim 10 with the bottom plate having a central area having a first height and each hollow tube having a second height greater than the first height.
 12. The furniture of claim 10 with the protruding portion of each hollow tube comprises a crimped outer corner of the tube.
 13. The furniture of claim 10 further including first, second, third and fourth angle sections at the first, second, third and fourth sides of the top plate, respectively, with an inner end of each angle section joined to the horizontal inner section and forming an obtuse angle with the horizontal inner section.
 14. The furniture of claim 13 with an outer end of the first, second, third and fourth angle sections joined to an upper end of the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates, respectively.
 15. The furniture of claim 14 with the first, second, third and fourth angle sections forming an acute angle with the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates, respectively.
 16. The furniture of claim 10 with the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates having an offset bottom end contacting the protruding portion of the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes, respectively.
 17. The furniture of claim 10 with the bottom plate having first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates in between the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates of the top plate, and the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes, respectively.
 18. The furniture of claim 17 with the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates of the bottom plate in contact with the first, second, third and fourth vertical side plates of the top plate, and in contact with the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes, respectively.
 19. The furniture of claim 10 further including one or more vertical fasteners attaching the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes to the bottom plate.
 20. The furniture of claim 19 with the vertical fasteners extending vertically through the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes.
 21. The furniture of claim 10 further including one or more horizontal fasteners attaching the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes to the bottom plate.
 22. The furniture of claim 21 with the horizontal fasteners extending horizontally into the first, second, third and fourth hollow tubes. 